MTSU faculty and staff took
to airwaves recently to discuss an upcoming festival that celebrates nature, a
new aerospace degree program that’s creating lots of buzz and a grant to help
improve health literacy in the community.
Listeners of WGNS radio heard
details on these efforts during the April 20 “Action Line” program with veteran
host Bart Walker.
The live program was
broadcast on FM 100.5, 101.9 and AM 1450 from the WGNS studio in downtown
Murfreesboro. If you missed it, you can listen to a podcast of the show here.
Guests included:
• Dr. Kim Sadler, associate professor of
biology at Middle Tennessee State University and co-director of the MTSU Center
for Cedar Glade Studies, discussed the 38th annual Elsie Quarterman
Cedar Glade Wildflower Festival. The festival will be held May 1-2 at Cedars of
Lebanon State Park and is free to the public. Some of the finest botanists,
ecologists and naturalists present the beauty and uniqueness of the Cedar
Glades through lectures, workshops, hikes, fieldtrips and exhibits. Learn more here.
• Doug Campbell, UAS Operations manager in
the MTSU Department of Aerospace, discussed the new bachelor’s degree in
unmanned aircraft operations. Unmanned aircraft systems or UAS are
creating thousands of new jobs in many industries and proving to be a major
fixture in the future of aviation worldwide. The new UAS Operations concentration will be a part of
a rising business sector expected to bring 70,000 new jobs, starting salaries
of $50,000 or higher and contribute $13.6 billion to the U.S. economy in the
next three to five years. Read more here.
• Drs. Stuart Bernstein and Catherine Crooks of
the MTSU Department of Psychology discussed a $43,000 grant they received to
promote healthy behaviors through literacy. The two researchers will use funding
from the Baptist Healing Trust to continue the Healthy Raiders Reading Program,
a service-learning endeavor that helps members of underserved populations learn
more about health care. In staffing the program, MTSU undergraduate students in
the psychology, allied health and pre-medical disciplines learn how to explain
to clients the importance of becoming active participants in maintaining their
own health. Read more here.
Students, faculty and staff who are interested in
guesting on WGNS to promote their MTSU-related activities should contact
Jimmy Hart, director of news and media relations, at 615-898-5131 or via email
at jimmy.hart@mtsu.edu.
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